The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-26

LONDON, feb. 23.-lwo shooks of earth
quake were felt at Moe at 6 o'clock this
morning, Houses rocked, walls cracked and
IN some cases, trail tenementS were thrown to
the ground. The people rushed from their
houses and fell upon their knees in the
- lining for deliverance from sudden
20. the city have become
gdtened and are. .leaxiRg In
persons we're injured by falling
Nch alarm Is felt lest there be a
he shocks.
lso felt at Monte Carlo and
\places they were so severe
-sySitated into tife~Seai frnIre DISTURB. and
extended as far as Genoa, y
Further dispatches state that two violent
shocks we're felt at Toulon at Q o'clock. The
first shock was of fifteen seconds duration
and the second of twelve seconds. The
movement was from west to east. At Cannes
three shocks were felt at the same hour. The
first shock, which was very violent, lasted for
a minute. The second and third shocks were
not as heavy as the first. Many persons at
this place rushed to the seashore for safety.
Nobody was injured.
At Avignon three shocks were experienced
between and 8 o'clock, The first shock
was very severe and awakened everybody in
the PLACE. Several shocks were felt at Geneva
at 6 clock
A despatch from Nice, dated noon, says
that many casualties were caused by the
earthquake. The people are panic-stricken
and the entire population is in the streets.
The railway station is besieged with visitors
who are anxious to leave at the first chance
/ that offers. Two houses, one in st, Etlelpe
street and one in st. Philippe street, and the
Maison Bourke, were destroyed by the earth
quake, Three persons are buried in the ruins
| Of these buildings.
! There was also slight shock at Marseilles
this morning. The walls of a number Of
houses in the city were cracked. Shocks
were also felt at Leghorn and Milan.
| When the first shock occurred the streets
of Nice were fairly thronged with persons in
ballroom costumes, returning TO their homes
from the last carnival ball of the winter sea-
son. 70 theae the earthquake came with Pc
cHliaF terror, The shocks were felt with grea
severity at SaVona, near Genoa, and num-
Der of houses were wrecked and eleven per
sons killed at that place.
Row., Feb. 23.-The earthquakesthism morn
ing devastated the whole Of the Italian Ri
viera.
At Noli, On the Gulf of Genoa, and not fal
from Savona, several houses fell and fifteen
persons were killed. Six persons were killed
and thirty were injured at Oneglia, also in the
Gulf of Genoa. At Diano- Marine, near Oneg.
liza, scores of people were killed and hundreds
were injured. Fally one-third of the town
was destroyed.
Second and severer shocks of earthquake
have occurred in Genoa, Pavia, Lucca, Gu.
neo, Albissola, Port Maurizio, Ongla and
Noli. At Savona eight persons we're killed
and fifteen others injured. Immense damage
was done to property
Further details from the Riviera increase
the disaster. At Cervo, near Diano- Marina,
300 persons were killed by being buried in
the ruins Of falling buildings.
LoNnoN, Feb, 2a,-At Genoa the shock was
very violent, and the Ducal Palace and many
houses were seriously damaged. There was
an enormous crowd at the Carlo Felice Thea
tire to witness a gala performance and the
greatest alarm was manifested when the shock
came.
At Turin the churches suffered severely.
In the neighborhood Of Dordigera many
houses fell, killing the inmates,
LATER-Further details state that the de
struction of property was great aud that z, 0o(
persons were killed.